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All-program index

Every program. Honest coverage.

The index includes every Power Four program plus Notre Dame. All 68 have researched dossiers; the frozen preseason ranking remains limited to its original Top 25.

68 researched · 25 ranked · 43 unranked

Search programsConferenceReported spendCoverage

68 programsKnown spending bands shown for every program

SEC

Alabama

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

Big 12

Arizona

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big 12

Arizona State

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

SEC

Arkansas

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

SEC

Auburn

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big 12

Baylor

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

ACC

Boston College

Reported spendUnder $20M

Big 12

BYU

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

ACC

California

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

Big 12

Cincinnati

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

ACC

Clemson

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big 12

Colorado

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

ACC

Duke

Reported spendUnder $20M

SEC

Florida

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

ACC

Florida State

Reported spend$20M–$29M

SEC

Georgia

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

ACC

Georgia Tech

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Big 12

Houston

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

Illinois

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Big Ten

Indiana

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Big Ten

Iowa

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big 12

Iowa State

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big 12

Kansas

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big 12

Kansas State

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

SEC

Kentucky

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

ACC

Louisville

Reported spend$20M–$29M

SEC

LSU

Reported spendMore than $40M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

Maryland

Reported spend$20M–$29M

ACC

Miami

Reported spendMore than $40M

Big Ten

Michigan

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big Ten

Michigan State

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

Minnesota

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

SEC

Mississippi State

Reported spend$20M–$29M

SEC

Missouri

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

ACC

NC State

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

Big Ten

Nebraska

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

ACC

North Carolina

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

Big Ten

Northwestern

Reported spendUnder $20M

Independent

Notre Dame

Reported spendMore than $40M

Big Ten

Ohio State

Reported spendMore than $40M

SEC

Oklahoma

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

Big 12

Oklahoma State

Reported spendUnder $20M

SEC

Ole Miss

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Big Ten

Oregon

Reported spendMore than $40M

Big Ten

Penn State

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

ACC

Pittsburgh

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big Ten

Purdue

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

Rutgers

Reported spend$20M–$29M

ACC

SMU

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

SEC

South Carolina

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

ACC

Stanford

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

ACC

Syracuse

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big 12

TCU

Reported spend$20M–$29M

SEC

Tennessee

Reported spend$30M–$39M

SEC

Texas

Reported spendMore than $40M

SEC

Texas A&M

Reported spendMore than $40M

Big 12

Texas Tech

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B-

Big 12

UCF

Reported spendUnder $20M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

UCLA

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Big Ten

USC

Reported spend$30M–$39M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

Big 12

Utah

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

SEC

Vanderbilt

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B+

ACC

Virginia

Reported spend$20M–$29M

ACC

Virginia Tech

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

ACC

Wake Forest

Reported spendUnder $20M

Big Ten

Washington

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade C+

Big 12

West Virginia

Reported spend$20M–$29M

Researched · unrankedGrade B

Big Ten

Wisconsin

Reported spend$30M–$39M